Monthly Archives: March 2009
FARC Activates Urban Militias
Good for them. I am not sure why they are doing this. Propaganda has long said that the urban militias are dead and FARC is a strictly rural insurgency. Although there is truth to this, it’s not the case that … Continue reading
Filed under Americas, Latin America, Left, Regional, Revolution
Great Article On the Narcissism Epidemic
Here. The title of the article has an uncertain meaning: But Enough About You… I think this refers to the way that pathological narcissists characteristically show little or no interest in other humans. Sometimes you will get a word in, … Continue reading
Filed under Psychology
The Willful Hispanic Underclass
Having spent the last year or so trying to civilize a 21 year old Hispanic gangbanger, I conclude that any and all interventions to try to get the Underclass to change its behavior are probably futile. The Underclass is what … Continue reading
Filed under Crime, Hispanics, Immigration, Race/Ethnicity, Sociology
Lamark Vindicated?
Lamarckian genetics has been discredited by modern science. The fact that this tripe was promoted for decades by Communists, mostly by Stalin, is a slap in the face to the Left and shames a Left that claims to be based … Continue reading
Cool Chamberpots
You know how it is when you’ve got to crap and there’s just no toilet in the damned house or apartment? I know most of you are shaking your heads in frustration. It’s something we shouldn’t have to put up … Continue reading
Pneumonia, the Old Man’s Friend
If you want to know why I’m not posting, in part it’s about my father, but also I’ve been working on the German language post. Lately I have been working often 11 hours a day on that post alone. So, … Continue reading
Filed under Health
Dying Is Never Easy
“Dying is never easy…” Jean Paul Sartre, “The Words”, 1964. So, is he right or is he wrong. Is dying easy or hard? Does the dying person know he is dying, or does he just think he’s sick or hurt? … Continue reading
My Father Is Very Ill
He is 86 yrs old. He fell, got an infection of his leg, was hospitalized, released early and not healed, got way worse, had to be readmitted, then on second admission got pneumonia. He was released early once again with … Continue reading
But They Are All In the Wake
In an interesting comment about Thomas Pynchon’s work, Lafayette Sennacherib, one of the (other) great writers who loiter in the comments threads, discusses reading some Pynchon novels. First he discusses reading Gravity’s Rainbow, and then moves on: I haven’t tried … Continue reading
Filed under Literature
Diagnosis: Pathological Narcissism
God I love diagnosing people. A young woman friend of mine, college student, told me about a guy she met on Facebook. She said hi on his Facebook page and he responded with this email around Valentine’s Day, even though … Continue reading
Filed under Psychology
